6th Armoured Regiment Northern Scania Regiment, Swedish Army

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6TH ARMOURED REGIMENT NORTHERN SCANIA REGIMENT, SWEDISH ARMY

Raised : 1811 as Infantry, converted to Armour in 1963
Disbanded : 1994

(Arms)

(Shoulder Strap Insignia)

Official blazon

Swedish

I fält av guld f d Kristianstads läns vapenbild, ett rött avslitet griphuvud med blå öppen krona, uppbärande fem plymer - röd, silver, röd, silver, röd. Skölden lagd över två pansrade armar vardera hållande ett svärd, allt av guld|-

English

Armoured Regiment Northern Scania Regiment, Swedish Army No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

Uses the Arms of the former County of Kristianstad to distinguished it self from the Southern Scanian Regiment. Approved 1977.

Regimental Colour

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Literature: Regimental Colours 1866 modell from Carl Herlitz: Svenska arméns regementen and the Modern version Christian Braunstein: Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Christian Braunstein: Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret - Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces.